Jessica Montalvo is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Indiana University, and from Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne with her teaching Certification for Secondary Education. Later she earned a Master of Education from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Montalvo has dedicated her life to the diverse field of education for over 20 years. She knows the importance of cultural inclusivity and diversity, equity, and inclusion as a part of what she stands for as not only an educator but a life-long learner as well.

Her passion for service has translated to her involvement in creative projects which include various roles within musical theater, and producing two film shorts, "Grummy", and "Bodies Will Tumble and Roll." She is currently producing the series, "Tito’s Barrio Chino." She is also the CEO and owner of Flairware Boutique, LLC and a published author of the book, “Surrender to Rise.”

Her greatest work of art is when she became a mother in 2020 to her beautiful baby girl, Lara Juliana Montalvo.